Phil, Paul and RIch,
Thank you very much for the valuable input. I have asked the BFI for details of the original image and I will report back if they reply. It seems a very odd image to be selling copies of, given the staining and damage to the original. Nick -----Original Message----- From: Phil Edwards <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Dec 8, 2010 12:20 am Subject: Re: [MOPO] Swing Time 1936 It looks like an contempraneous A censor rating from the shape of it. Haven't seen many T/As with ratings, either. There are a lot of curious images on that BFI site, and in all sorts of ways. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Gerrard To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 7:57 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Swing Time 1936 Good point about the blurb. In the meantime I've managed to find a picture of a British trade ad that sold at Sothebys London in 1999. It uses the same central image/typography, though with a different layout. Importantly, though, it seems to have the same blurb (though I've almost done my eyes in trying to read it!). What's really throwing me about this one, though, is the thing that looks like a censor mark. I can't find a single example of that appearing on a trade ad at that time, presumably because not intended for public consumption. Perhaps it's not a censor mark after all(it's an unusual placing), but some other similar-looking device. Paul www.movieposterstudio.com In a message dated 07/12/2010 19:39:04 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I would say it's a trade ad, just from the style of art, and the slightly more skewed to trade terminology in the blurb. Phil Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
